The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 85 - 83: Purchasing the Divine Goose

Chapter 85: Chapter 83: Purchasing the Divine Goose

Seeing that there was still time, Lu Jingqiu hurried to the farmers market but didn’t manage to buy any fresh vegetables.

After a moment’s thought, she sneaked off to the Black Market.

Once there, Lu Jingqiu ran into that "young man" again

"Young man, do you have any meat today?"

Xue Jianian had seen her come in and knew she would come over here: "Yes, how many pounds do you want?"

"Two pounds, do you have any good stuff?"

"As usual, rice, millet, flour, chicken, duck, fish meat, and also seafood."

"Seafood? What kind?"

"Prawns, clams, squid, and also oysters."

They even have squid: "How much for each, I mean the seafood."

Xue Jianian said, "Prawns are one yuan per pound, clams are fifty cents, squid, eighty cents, and oysters are ten cents each."

Lu Jingqiu was surprised for a moment. Is it all so cheap? Could it be the quality isn’t good?

"Can I take a look?"

Xue Jianian opened the bamboo basket to let her check.

Lu Jingqiu said in surprise, "They are still alive."

Xue Jianian didn’t say much.

"I’ll take two pounds of prawns, three pounds of clams, twenty oysters, and two big squids. Give me two fish as well, and are the geese alive?"

Xue Jianian paused then said, "Yes, do you want a male or a female one?"

"There are males and females? Do you have any females that are laying eggs? I can pay you extra."

Xue Jianian nodded, took out a big goose from the cage, and seeing that Lu Jingqiu had only brought one basket, said, "Since you’re buying so much, I’ll give you a burlap sack." With that, he took a burlap sack out of the bamboo basket and directly stuffed the big goose into it.

Lu Jingqiu watched curiously as he handled his small bamboo basket: "Your basket really can hold a lot, just like an Eight Treasure Bag. How come all your chickens, ducks, and geese inside are so quiet?"

Xue Jianian suddenly panicked and said, "I... My family’s animals are all very well-behaved. The chickens and ducks have been stifled for a while now and don’t feel like squawking at the moment. You’ve bought so much, I don’t have much left now. Tell you what, I’ll help you carry your stuff to the car."

Lu Jingqiu nodded: "Okay, thank you."

Having spent just over ten yuan for so much stuff, she had to leave quickly.

Xue Jianian watched as Lu Jingqiu rode away and then also left with his bamboo basket on his back.

Today, Lu Jingqiu’s words had alerted him; his large bamboo basket indeed couldn’t hold much, and he had been careless before.

But no matter, he had made quite a bit of money these past few days, and his grades had come in; getting into Agricultural University shouldn’t be a problem. He wouldn’t be coming back home to hustle anymore.

Lu Jingqiu rode her bicycle with a big burlap sack on the back.

After arriving home, she quickly got the big goose out and, in just that short time, the big goose had laid an egg inside: "This size, tsk, it could make a whole dish. That little brother really wasn’t lying, it can lay eggs."

Lu Jingqiu let the big goose loose in the yard to roam freely. Spotting a guest in the yard, Hua Hua stayed very alert, curious about the big goose, yet afraid, following behind the big goose looking for an opportunity.

Lu Jingqiu placed the items in the kitchen.

She soaked the clams in water, pried open the oysters, ready to prepare some garlic oysters.

Green pepper squid, fried prawns, chive goose eggs, garlic oysters, with a side of cucumber, stir-fried pork with green beans, and a fish soup.

Around five o’clock, Lu Jingqiu was still busy in the kitchen when Jiang Nanzhou suddenly came over, carrying two pounds of streaky pork and a bottle of wine.

Lu Jingqiu said with a smile, "You found out too?"

Jiang Nanzhou nodded with a smile: "Uncle Lu told me, congratulations Jingqiu."

Lu Jingqiu put on a proud air and said, "It’s not just this that deserves congratulations. Wait until tonight, and I’ll give you even more of a surprise. Oh, by the way, are you going back?"

"No need, training is over."

"Today, I bought a big goose that can lay eggs. Could you help me make a nest for it, right next to the chickens?"

"Sure." Jiang Nanzhou put the things down in the kitchen for Lu Jingqiu and then went out.

She put the prepared fish pieces into the casserole and started stewing them.

After setting up the casserole, Jiang Nanzhou suddenly came in with a goose egg, "Jingqiu, it just laid an egg."

Seeing the goose egg, identical to the one she found earlier, Lu Jingqiu said in surprise, "Can a goose lay two eggs in one day? I just picked one up." She quickly went out to check on the big goose and, seeing it lying in the right corner of the yard, complained to Jiang Nanzhou, "What kind of magical goose did I buy? It lays two eggs in one day. Now we’ll have more eggs than we can eat. We need to take good care of it."

Just then, her second cousin came back on his bike and asked, "What needs to be well-cared for?"

"Second cousin, I bought a big goose today and it laid two eggs."

"Really? Strange, how could it lay two eggs?"

Lu Jingqiu shook her head, smiling. She didn’t know why it happened but was still happy that her family would have goose eggs to eat in the future.

"Hello, Comrade Nanzhou."

"Hello, Comrade Yang, just call me Nanzhou."

"Second cousin, Nanzhou, you guys chat first, I’m going to cook."

The fact that the cousin had a partner was known to the entire family, and today was like an official meeting.

As Lu Jingqiu brought out the dishes one by one, her father and uncle also came back.

The last to arrive was her aunt, who brought with her some braised pork and a bag of steamed buns.

Everyone was surprised to see two or three seafood dishes on the table.

Father Lu said sternly, "Qiuqiu, did you go to the black market again?"

Without making excuses, Lu Jingqiu knew that these things might not be encountered in their local market once or twice in a year, and they were so fresh and plentiful today.

Zhou Lanqin said, "Why did you go there by yourself? It’s too dangerous, you can’t go there again in the future."

"Dad, aunt, I know a guy over there, and he always has good stuff - chicken, duck, fish, and meat never run out, as well as fine flour, rice, and millet. And he sells them for a good price, too."

Yang Mingchao showed interest, "Qiuqiu, is it in Fish Alley? What does he look like?"

Yang Pinggui immediately gave him an elbow, "Forget it, you can’t go to that place anymore."

Lu Jingqiu pursed her lips and dared not argue, thinking that the policy should change in another month.

Lu Xianrun said, "Alright, let this be an exception. Today is a good day. My Qiuqiu did well on her exams, and she’ll definitely go to college. It’s also a coincidence that Nanzhou is here and the matter between him and Qiuqiu is known to your aunt and uncle. It’s a good time for everyone to meet. Come on, let’s have a toast."

Seeing this, Jiang Nanzhou quickly poured wine for the two elders.

He filled his cup, too, "I’d like to toast the two uncles."

After clinking glasses, he also shared a toast with Yang Mingchao.

Lu Jingqiu and Zhou Lanqin didn’t drink, just happily sipped their tea.

Zhou Lanqin asked, "How did the kids from our compound do on their exams?"

Yang Pinggui laughed, "The Old Xu’s youngest daughter got over three hundred points, and so did the kid from Old Zhang’s family."

Lu Xianrun chuckled, "The best score was from Old Gao’s third son. The second highest was our Qiuqiu."

Zhou Lanqin said, "Good, good. Qiuqiu really studied hard during that time. Now that the results are out, I’m finally relieved."

Lu Jingqiu had indeed worked hard. After all, she hadn’t gotten into university in her previous life, and she knew she wasn’t exceptionally intelligent. Given the chance to live again and take a different path, with an unknown future, she naturally doubled her efforts.

Looking at Jiang Nanzhou, who was silently serving her food, and then at her family, immersed in joy, Lu Jingqiu cleared her throat and said solemnly, "Actually, I have two more pieces of good news to share with you."